Manufacturers

Registration, Registration Fees and Tier Assignments

Registration

Both current and former manufacturers of computers, monitors and TVs whose products are sold in or into Oregon must submit a registration form and pay a registration fee to DEQ annually.

• Registration opens October 15
• Registration forms are due by December 31
• Invoices for registration fees are sent May 1
• Registration fees are due July 1

Registration forms are available here:

• 2012 Electronics Manufacturer Registration Form DOC
• 2012 Electronics Manufacturer Registration Form INTERACTIVE PDF

Completed registration forms may be submitted via e-mail (preferred) or mail to the address provided on the form. If submitting via e-mail, DEQ will accept electronic signatures (i.e. a typed name in the signature field).

Registration Fees and Tier Assignments

Manufacturers must pay registration fees annually. This fee covers DEQ’s costs of administering Oregon E-Cycles. Please note that this fee is separate from any fees that may be assessed for the State Contractor Program or an independent program for the collection, transportation and recycling of computers, monitors and TVs.

Manufacturers are placed in one of four tiers, depending on their market share from the previous calendar year. Each tier has a certain fee, which ranges from $40 to $15,000. DEQ sends manufacturers an invoice for their registration fee after May 1; fees are due July 1.

The table below describes the current tiers and associated registration fees.

Tiers	Manufacturer's Market Share	Manufacturer's Registration Fee
Tier 1	> 1%	$15,000
Tier 2	0.1% ≤ 1%	$5,000
Tier 3	0.01% < 0.1%	$200
Tier 4	< 0.01%	$40

Potential changes in registration fees
DEQ is planning to request that the Environmental Quality Commission adopt rules to change the registration fees that electronics manufacturers pay for the Oregon E-Cycles program. If any manufacturers’ registration fee for 2012 increases as a result of rules adopted by the EQC, DEQ will bill separately for the additional amount. For more information about potential fee changes, please visit the E-Cycles registration fee rulemaking site: www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/rulemaking.htm.

• 2012 Preliminary Tier Assignments

Tier Reassignment Requests

DEQ makes preliminary tier assignments in March each year. If a manufacturer feels they have been placed in the wrong tier, they must request reassignment before April 18, 2012. A request for tier reassignment must be submitted in writing and include:

• a justification for a tier reassignment, and
• the number of units of computers, monitors and TVs sold in the previous calendar year nationally or in/into Oregon*.

DEQ may require additional information to evaluate the request. DEQ will notify the manufacturer of its final decision and all tier assignments are final in May each year.

All requests for reviews must be submitted via mail at: Oregon E-Cycles, Attn: Oregon E-Cycles Program Staff, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204; or via e-mail at .

*If you wish to claim trade secret or business records protection for any data submitted, you must specify the data for which the claim is made and explain how it constitutes a trade secret as defined in ORS 192.410-505. For more information, please see the Open Oregon Web site at www.open-oregon.com/New_Pages/192-410.shtml.